Rally Scheduled to Fight Camp Easton Sale
With the regional leadership of the Boy Scouts officially bound and determined to sell one of the best camp locations in the country to a developer, rank and file scout Camp Easton enthusiasts are fighting back this weekend. We received this email announcement earlier today about a rally at the Boy Scout’s Spokane headquarters.
On Saturday, February 25, 2012, 11:30 AM there will be a rally to march around Scout Headquarters (411 W. Boy Scout Way – gathering at the Diamond Parking lot on SE side of Boone & Howard, marching to Scout headquarters) in Spokane to show the Inland Northwest Council how the BOYS and the community really feel about this whole camp swap/sale idea.
The Council has said that the majority of the Scouting community (61%) are in favor of this swap/sale, based on results of a biased survey with no back up. The voices of the majority speaking to this issue state the opposite. If you are in opposition of this business deal, please join in letting the council and the public know that you are OPPOSED to moving Camp Easton from its present site at Gotham Bay. Please bring as many Scouts (Cub, Boy, and Crew) and neighbors and join others in full Class A uniform if scouts, with Unit Flags, American Flags, and appropriate signs showing your opposition. The Scouts will be singing Scout songs to entertain everyone. Everyone is encouraged to be respectful at all times and not block the sidewalks and streets.
Share this with people who don’t want to see Camp Easton moved. The more participants, the better the message will be heard. The Council has yet to really listen to the opposition and facts against selling/swapping Camp Easton.
Please show your support of keeping this premier camp in its present location, and not allowing decades of heritage and donations to be destroyed by a developer with his plans to build more luxury homes that sit empty the majority of the time.
**For more information you can call Liz Farrell at 509-921-9021, Mark Whitt at 208-755-3701, or Sandra Williams at 208 659 8123.
UPDATE 2/26/12: Here is the Spokesman-Review coverage of the rally.
